EXPO WEST 2022 trendspotting: Meat, egg, and dairy alternatives, from 'cow-free' milk to plant-based cottage cheese

By Elaine Watson

18-Mar-2022 - Last updated on 21-Mar-2022 at 16:27 GMT

While growth in US retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat has slowed, investors are still pouring large amounts of cash into startups creating alternatives to meat, eggs, and dairy products with plant-based and fermentation-based approaches, and they were out in force at the Natural Products Expo West show this year...

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